Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Spotted Ray

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bathyraja albomaculata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Spotted Ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spotted Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Anostirus	Bathyraja
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bathyraja albomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Spotted Ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spotted Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Spotted Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.